Terry Virts[6], the pilot of the shuttle Endeavor[7], is a fan of Heath and on his first shuttle mission the astronaut picked Heath’s song “Give Me Your Eyes” to wake up the crew on its second day in space. Here’s the link to the NASA wake-up call.[8] Heath was also at the night launch of the shuttle with the Virts’ family.

“I’m still geeking out over this, it’s the coolest thing ever,” Heath said in a statement.